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Weybridge vs Williston vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Mendon has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Weybridge | Williston | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
10,144Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
45.4±4.5Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.9% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Williston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$106,967±$12k 32% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
| Weybridge and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
| Williston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Williston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,592 11% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
20 minHighest 16% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.